“I have been receiving support and have been encouraged to pursue the mayor’s race in 2016,” she said. “But it's a ways down the road and I still have some time left in the Senate and we have some very serious issues that need to be addressed,” she said.

Sharon Weston Broome File photo

LaPolitics notes that Broome, a Democrat, has been able to make inroads with conservatives. Her voting record has been conservative compared with other Democrats, and she was recognized by the conservative Louisiana Family Forum group for supporting its agenda.

Other candidates whose names have been mentioned for the race include William Daniel, Mayor Kip Holden’s chief administrative officer, and council members John Delgado, Joel Boe, and Tara Wicker.